Comments on: When & How Do You Promote Selfishness?https://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/when-do-you-promote-selfishness/
Basketball Coaching Tips, Training Tips, and StrategyFri, 05 Jun 2020 10:23:55 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.31By: Gene Gorrellhttps://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/when-do-you-promote-selfishness/#comment-18492
Fri, 22 Aug 2014 02:38:31 +0000http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/?p=562#comment-18492You make a good point to encourage the player who is so preoccupied about playing unselfish basketball that they sometimes pass up a shot that may be their team’s best scoring opportunity on that possession. I teach those players a couple of things: 1) Learn the habit of catching the basketball in shooting position and not be shy about looking at the rim first — you might just find yourself with an easy look. 2) Make sure that the player who struggles with a hesitancy to score understands that I need 5 offensive threats on the court at all times — 5 scorers. A box score following a win should show every player with significant minutes to also have significant points also. The opponent MUST know that I have 5 players that can and will score on any possession, they cannot use their 5 to guard just 4 of my players.
]]>By: Pat Dotsonhttps://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/when-do-you-promote-selfishness/#comment-5099
Mon, 04 Feb 2013 03:57:17 +0000http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/?p=562#comment-5099We promote selfishness sbout rebounding and defense.We preach win for your team. Win thru your team!
]]>By: Joe Haefnerhttps://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/when-do-you-promote-selfishness/#comment-1697
Thu, 27 May 2010 14:06:53 +0000http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/?p=562#comment-1697Great points, Dale. Maybe the title should have been “How to handle players who are too unselfish”
]]>By: DaleHhttps://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/when-do-you-promote-selfishness/#comment-1696
Thu, 27 May 2010 13:07:26 +0000http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/?p=562#comment-1696I never want to promote selfishness in my players. But I don’t think what the commentator is describing is selfishness. It is not selfish to develop and use your ability to be a scoring threat. It is selfish to think you are the only/primary scoring threat and therefore you don’t look at your teammates or help them be threats as well.

I think knowing one’s abilities and using them FOR THE TEAM’S benefit is what makes for good team players. It’s not selfishness to try to score when you have a good opportunity. It’s selfish (and drives me nuts) when my players try to force shots in difficult situations when their teammates are in better positions.

After all, someone’s got to score or it’s going to be a long night :-).